Florent lost 7-6(2) 4-6 2-6 to Rochus. Good performance against a high-level player but he lost serve too often to win the match.

His next scheduled event is Casablanca qualifying next weekend. It would be nice to see him get a WC into the event but that is not likely. Hopefully he qualifies into the event and has a great run in the MD.

03-27-2012 06:45 PM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent plays defending champion and #1 seed Olli Rochus in the first round of Le Gosier. Not lucky with the draw, but if Florent plays well, he can get the victory here. They've played once at the ATP level and Florent won the match 6-3 6-3 in Casablanca 2009, so hopefully the result is similar in this match. They play today, the third match on center court. Hopefully Florent can come through with a win!

03-21-2012 02:40 AM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent won one match in Miami qualifying over Thomas Schoorel 6-3 6-2, before losing in the final qualifying round to Simone Bolelli 6-7 4-6. Unfortunately he got a tough draw and couldn't come through it but he played two competitive matches and hopefully will feel good about his game for his next tournament at the Le Gosier challenger next week. Florent needs some wins to give himself a chance to make the French Open direct, or at least put himself in position to earn a WC. Hopefully he has a good event next week in Guadeloupe.

03-07-2012 03:56 AM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent had a very positive start to the season, but things have gone south recently with some very ugly losses where he's barely won games. But he has very little to defend these next months so if he can find form, he can return to the top 100 quickly. Hopefully these recent losses aren't a result of an injury and that he finds his form again. I guess his next event is Miami qualifying as that's the next event he's on the entry list of. Will he be playing another event before then?

01-05-2012 06:38 PM

soulage

Re: Florent Serra

He's in semi in Noumea against Menendez so everything to do the final. He got an infiltration in december on his hip so he missed the Interclub finals but now he's fit and motivated to come back in top 100. He says there is points to win in Noumea and wants them. He'll play Ao qualies next week.

10-08-2011 09:36 AM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

I have to ask, is this the end of the line for Florent? Is he retiring at the end of the year? I knew that possibility was thrown out there. It's just not working out for him, he's not winning matches, and with the points he has to defend through the end of the year, without big results he isn't going to finish in the top 150.

08-05-2011 06:06 PM

soulage

Re: Florent Serra

He didn't enter USO qualies which means he will stay in europe to play the small challengers. He scheduled to play the swiss interclub from tomorrow

06-05-2011 03:57 PM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent qualified for Halle, winning three matches in two days. Today he beat German Dominik Meffert 6-2 3-6 6-3. Hopefully he can do something positive in the MD.

05-30-2011 03:51 AM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Well, he's been playing like someone injured so this isn't a surprise to me. Hopefully this past week off has helped him some physically, but his mental state is even more damaged than his physical state it appears. I'm sorry he's sad, it must be tough to have to go back to challengers after being an ATP regular for so long. Hopefully he can start winning some matches and eliminates retiring anytime soon.

05-23-2011 05:55 PM

soulage

Re: Florent Serra

I read during Bordeaux challenger that his hip was bothering him and today it's confirmed. He gets the blues http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/breves2...-le-blues.html He says it's tough mentally this year he has no more the energy on court a lack of agressivity. He will play some challengers to go back in top 100 but he says level is high and we can understand that in a way that blues make him think about retirement even if he doesn't say it. Well he seems bad mentally that's why he thinks that for the moment let's see the next tournaments

05-14-2011 05:07 PM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent made the QF in Bordeaux, losing to Robert 5-7 4-6. He's not playing Nice so his next event is RG. He needs to start winning more matches, he's already out of the top 100 and could be quite far out without a win or two at RG. Hopefully he can start playing better.

05-08-2011 12:36 AM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Florent came back for the Prague challenger, and lost in the second round to Lacko. Now he's playing Bordeaux, his home town, and defends SF points. He has a good draw with a Q/LL in R1, so hopefully he can take advantage.

04-22-2011 10:03 PM

Filo V.

Re: Florent Serra

Hopefully whatever he's dealing with doesn't affect him in the upcoming challengers. He should be able to produce good results in these challengers with weaker draws.

04-22-2011 09:39 PM

soulage

Re: Florent Serra

He withdrew from Estoril don't know why he should play two challengers next weeks.

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